Scoliosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy children is fully reducible in the initial stage, and becomes structural over time

BACKGROUND: Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) often develop scoliosis that progresses rapidly after loss of ambulation. Management of scoliosis is crucial because it affects both life expectancy and quality of life of patients with DMD. Spinal orthosis attempts to prevent or delay scol...

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Autores principales: Choi, Young-Ah, Shin, Hyung-Ik, Shin, Hyun Iee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6555713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31170965
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2661-6

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